October 24, 2005

Weekly Sports Update - Bryant To Host First Swim Meet This Saturday at the Chace Athletic Center

THIS WEEK IN BRYANT SPORTS
Monday, Oct. 24
Weekly Release (pdf)

No events

Tuesday, Oct. 25
Women's soccer hosts Pace, 3 pm
Volleyball hosts Franklin Pierce, 7 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 26
Volleyball hosts New Haven, 7 pm

Thursday, Oct. 27
No events

Friday, Oct. 28
Volleyball at Southern Connecticut, 7 pm

Saturday, Oct. 29
Swimming hosts Roger Williams/Simon's Rock, 11 am
Football hosts Bentley, 1 pm
Volleyball at Pace, 1 pm

Sunday, Oct. 30
Men's Soccer - NE-10 First Round, TBA
Women's Soccer - NE-10 First Round, TBA

WEEKLY UPDATE
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FOOTBALL (6-2, 5-2 NE-10)
Bulldogs Set School
Record With Sixth Win; Hosts Bentley Saturday at Bulldog Stadium
    The Bryant football team set a new school record for wins in a season Saturday with their sixth in a 55-7 victory over Becker College.  Lorenzo Perry (Providence, RI) had 137 yards rushing in the first quarter alone while Jesse Johnson (New Britain, Conn.) had a career-high 154 yards rushing off the bench.  Perry needs only 32 yards to reach 1,000 for the season. In addition to the record for wins in a season, Bryant also set a single-game record with 469 yards rushing and 587 yards of total offense.  The Bulldogs host Bentley College (7-2, 7-1 NE-10) this Saturday at Bulldog Stadium. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.  Bentley defeated Saint Anselm, 49-7 last Saturday.

FIELD HOCKEY (5-14, 4-12 NE-10)
Bulldogs Conclude 2005 Season With 2-1 Win Over AIC Saturday
    The Bryant University field hockey team wrapped up the 2005 season with a 2-1 win over AIC on Saturday.  The Bulldogs got goals from Laynie Sadler (Rehoboth, Mass.) and Caroline Carr (Wrentham, Mass.) in the victory.  For Carr, it was her seventh goal of the season.  Maureen Burns (Derry, N.H.) had an assist on Carr¹s game-winner. Burns, a member of Bryant¹s women¹s lacrosse team, concluded her field hockey career with 28 career goals.  Also playing in her final game on Saturday was senior defender Kerry Burke (Reading, Mass.) who finished her career with three goals and one assist for seven points.

MEN’S SOCCER (7-5-4, 6-4-5NE-10)
Bulldogs Ready For Conference Tournament
   The Bryant men’s soccer team picked up a 1-0 win at home on Tuesday to finish undefeated at home during the regular season.  Patrick Doherty (Easton, Mass.) tallied the game winner for the Bulldogs.  On Saturday, the Bulldogs dropped a tough 2-1 decision at American International. The Bulldogs will open the Northeast-10 Conference on Sunday, October 30 at a site to be determined.  Seeds will be determined following the conclusion of the conference regular season this Thursday.  The Bryant men were ranked No. 9 in the New England Region in last week¹s poll.  The Bulldogs are currently in sixth place in the NE-10.

WOMEN’S SOCCER (12-4-2, 8-3-1 NE-10)
Bulldogs Pick Up Win 3-0 Win Over Assumption; Fall to Merrimack1-0;  Team Hosts Pace Tuesday for Senior Day
   
The Bryant women’s soccer team, ranked No. 19 nationally last week in Division II, and No. 3 in the region, picked up a big 3-0 win over Assumption last Monday at home.  On Friday, the Bulldogs fell to Merrimack, 1-0 on the road.  Casey Grange (Methuen, Mass.) leads the Bulldogs with 18 points (7 goals, 4 assists) while sophomore Diane Pascale (Plymouth, Mass.) is second with 17 points (7 goals, 3 assists).  The Bulldogs will host Pace University Tuesday (weather permitting) for Senior Day (3 pm) before opening up Northeast-10 Conference Tournament play on Sunday.  Bryant is currently in second place in the conference standings heading into the final week of action. 

CROSS COUNTRY
Men 4th, Women 10th at NE-10 Championships Sunday
  The Bryant University men’s cross country team placed fourth overall at Sunday';s running of the 2005 Northeast-10 Conference Cross Country Championships hosted by Bryant.  Jared Nelson (Cranston, RI / Hendricken) was Bryant's top finisher, placing 23rd overall in a time of 28 minutes, 16 seconds.  Sophomore Andrew Holmes (Holden, Mass. / Wachusett) was next in 24th with a time of 28:24 over the 8 kilometer course.  Senior Caleb Paul (Addison, Maine) was 27th in 28:30.
   On the women’s side, Nicole Radzik (Sutton, Mass. / Sutton Memorial) finished 17th individually for the Bulldogs. The sophomore crossed the line in 20:48 to earn third place all-conference honors.  Junior Jennifer Goodwin (Yarmouthport, Mass. /D-Y) was 51st in 22:24.
   UMass Lowell snapped Stonehill¹s string of five straight conference titles on the women’s side by edging the Skyhawks by a point, 33-34 to earn the team title. The Stonehill men captured the men¹s title, defeating Lowell, 33-38. 

VOLLEYBALL (19-8, 9-1 NE-10)
Bryant’s Win Streak Snapped by Bentley, 3-2; Bulldogs Rebound with Strong Showing at Halloween Classic
   The Bryant women’s volleyball team had its string of 37 regular season conference wins snapped by Bentley on Tuesday, as the Falcons pulled out an exciting 3-2 win over the Bulldogs before 800 fans at the Chace Athletic Center.  Senior all-American Michelle Muniz (Guaynabo, P.R.) had a career high 32 kills in the loss to Bentley. Over the weekend, the Bulldogs rebounded with three wins at the Bryant Halloween Classic, defeating C.W. Post (3-0), arch-rival Queens (3-0), and UMass Lowell (3-2).  Muniz, Tiffany Garry (Frankfort, Ill.), and Maureen Atkins (Fenton, Mo.) were named to the all-tournament team.  Garry, Bryant¹s sophomore setter, tallied 21 service aces in three matches over the weekend - including eight in the win over C.W. Post. 
    The Bulldogs, ranked second in the region behind first place Dowling College, will host Franklin Pierce Tuesday night and New Haven on Wednesday at the Chace Athletic Center.

DOWN THE STRETCH ...

INAUGURAL SEASON FOR SWIMMING STARTS SATURDAY
    The new Bryant University men’s and women’s swimming teams will commence with their first season of competition starting this Saturday, hosting Roger Williams University along with Simon¹s Rock College of Great Barrington, Mass. in a tri-meet which will be held at the Chace Athletic Center Pool starting at 11 a.m.
    While this will be the first official varsity season for the women¹s swim team, Bryant did field a men’s team in the middle 1970’s and early 1980’s.  The Bulldogs are coached by Katie Cameron who joined the Bryant staff this past summer, from Wagner College in New York.
   The Bulldogs will join conference members Bentley, Saint Rose, Southern Connecticut, Saint Michael’s, Pace, and Le Moyne as Northeast-10 Conference members fielding swim teams.  The conference championship will take place December 9.   Rhode Island native Thomas Desbiens (Hope Valley, RI / Flour

Bluff) is a junior member of the men¹s team.

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